To protect children, Florida should treat addicted parents
To protect children, Florida should treat addicted parents
While the legislative and governor's emphasis on children is perfectly correct public policy, troubled parents need help, too. Substance abuse and mental health treatment for parents should be an integral part of the child welfare system. The Senate …
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Smartphone App Can Help Alcoholics Stay Sober
Smartphone App Can Help Alcoholics Stay Sober
Adults released from in-patient alcoholism treatment centers who got free sober smartphones reported fewer drinking days and more overall abstinence than those who got the usual follow-up support. The results were based on patients' self-reporting on …
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Parents protest against clinic for drug addicts in Deer Park
Parents protest against clinic for drug addicts in Deer Park
(SOT/ CONNIE HAYES/ PARENT) ("My concerns are her walking home, you have people that are going in there that are unpredictable, they're addicted to a terrible drug and I understand they need help but they're also unpredictable and they're right… Continue reading
DRUG ADDICTS, affordable HELP?!?!?
Question by Brittany: DRUG ADDICTS, affordable HELP?!?!?
I wrote about the same thing 2 years ago, this time he is even worse! My brother is now 21 years old and his addiction is ripping my family right down the middle. My family is poor, I’m 24 and in the Military… Continue reading
Despite Obamacare, a gaping hole in addiction treatment
Despite Obamacare, a gaping hole in addiction treatment
The Affordable Care Act, which promises sweeping changes to help millions of people with drug or alcohol addiction, requires that treatment be offered to those who are newly insured through the insurance exchanges or Medicaid, the government health …
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Liver transplant for heavy drinkers
Liver transplant for heavy drinkers
The NHS Blood and Transplant Service (NHSBT)will launch a pilot scheme offering a life-saving organ donation to 20 patients who have been diagnosed with severe liver disease and an alcohol problem for the first time, the Guardian reported. It comes at …
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